Fukuroi Festival

Festival highlights

A highlight is the distinctive way the two-wheeled, high-railing floats are pulled through the streets.

The floats are pulled forward while being swayed up and down and from side to side, creating movements unique to two-wheeled floats.

Michibayashi, which is also performed for dedications, has developed as a performing art unique to Fukuroi. When the floats cross bridges, it is played among the floats’ pulling ropes.

Source: 袋井祭り - Wikipedia

Fukuroi’s traditional autumn festival, where two-wheeled floats set the town trembling

What to expect

During the festival, floats from each parishioner neighborhood make their way into the streets and are paraded around.

The annual festivals of four shrines and joint events held by parishioner neighborhoods take place, accompanied by michibayashi and other music that follows the floats’ movements.

A total of 15 neighborhoods participate: seven near the Tokaido and eight in the Takao area. Visitors can enjoy the floats and music of each area.

Source: 袋井秋まつり – オクユキフクロイ｜袋井市観光協会公式サイト

How to take part

The festival’s operations and the pulling of yatai are mainly carried out by the ujiko neighborhoods and their respective neighborhood associations.

十五町が参加する地域の祭礼であることは確認できます。

If you wish to watch, you can observe the yatai and hayashi as they make their way through town.

Location and access

Venue and address

Throughout Fukuroi City.

The floats make their way through the city’s neighborhoods.

Source: イベントカレンダー – オクユキフクロイ｜袋井市観光協会公式サイト

Host municipality 静岡県袋井市

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Dates and season

It is usually held in October.

This is the season when autumn festivals are held throughout Fukuroi City, and yatai and ner i head out into the streets.

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Origins and History of Fukuroi Festival

The history of the Fukuroi Festival dates back to the Edo period.

Records show that in Tenpo 13, a float with a high-railing design, six pillars, and a fully lacquered finish was paraded through Kawai Village. This is considered the oldest confirmed record of a float procession in Fukuroi.

From the Meiji period onward, the number of neighborhoods pulling floats increased as neighborhoods were subdivided, eventually expanding to the 15 participating neighborhoods of today.

Official information

The official Fukuroi City Tourism Association website provides information on when and where the autumn festivals and the Fukuroi Festival are held in Fukuroi City.

You can also read an explanation of the Fukuroi Festival for information about its origins and the float processions.

Fukuroi Festival at a Glance

The Fukuroi Festival is held to pray for bountiful harvests and freedom from illness and misfortune, bringing together the annual festivals of four shrines in Fukuroi City and events held by their parishioner neighborhoods.

Highlights include the distinctive way the two-wheeled, high-railing floats are pulled while swaying up and down and from side to side, and michibayashi music unique to Fukuroi.

It is held in various parts of the city every year in October.